itjust we played accrington, i scored four. it just shows we played accrington, i scored four.'s going down a path that many others will probably follow. they've 'ust others will probably follow. they've just been _ others will probably follow. they've just been waiting to see how it pans out first i_ just been waiting to see how it pans out first. i think once they see the overwhelming majority of people being _ overwhelming majority of people being more than accepted, others will follow suit. i very much hope so, it seems ridiculous in this day and age _ so, it seems ridiculous in this day and age that we've got to 2022 before — and age that we've got to 2022 before the first actual footballer who is _ before the first actual footballer who is currently playing has come out in _ who is currently playing has come out in this— who is currently playing has come out in this country. what that says about _ out in this country. what that says about us _ out in this country. what that says about us as — out in this country. what that says about us as a society is extremely worrying.

the day i told my mum and sister, the day after, we played accrington, and i scored four.s day and age that we've got to 2022 before the first actual footballer who's currently playing has come out in this country. and what that says about us as a society is extremely worrying, but hopefully they'll feel that it's actually not an issue — because it shouldn't be an issue. he wants to be an inspiration - to other people in the same way that josh cavallo and matt morton, - in the statement on blackpool's club website earlier today, _ that he cited them as inspiring him. because visibility breeds - invisibility, breeds visibility. and there'll be lots of fans - and players not just of football, but in other sports who may be struggling with their identity, l who've seen the name jake daniels today and feel a lot more confident and happy about themselves. in the premier league newcastle sprung a surprise result to dent arsenal's hopes of champions league qualification with a 2—0 win at st james' park. craig templeton reports. looking at newcastle's league position, you'd say th

what after we played accrington and i scored four so it just shows what a weight of the shoulder itnk you for spending some time with us on the programme. can i start by getting your reaction to what you heard from jake yesterday and the reaction from others? , ., , , jake yesterday and the reaction from others? , ., _ , jake yesterday and the reaction from others? , ., , , , ., others? obviously it has been a really ground-breaking - others? obviously it has been a| really ground-breaking moment others? obviously it has been a - really ground-breaking moment for really ground—breaking moment for not only the lgbtq community but football in general. i think these type of moments after few and far between so it is something that we want to celebrate and get behind him, and so far he has an amazing reaction and i am delighted for him. it is a big decision for a 17—year—old, and to make it in the way that he did? 17-year-old, and to make it in the way that he did?— way that he did? yeah, he is still so ounr way that he did? yeah, he is still so young so _ way that he did? yeah, he is s

finding out you are carrying that about every single day and jake mentioned yesterday that after accrington and family and all of a sudden they have this icon who will be a role model for the next generation because he is the next generation of football. he i517 and he will be around for a long time and has a great career ahead of him but he will also impact older lgbtq+ people because when you see somebody being who they are, and footballers for everybody, it makes me incredibly proud. zimbabwe has asked the european union to support its bid to sell over a 150,000 tonnes of ivory that it has accumulated due to the global ban on the sale of tusks. the international trade in ivory has been banned since 1989, as gail maclellan reports. zimbabwe is trying to enlist the support of the european union to sell off its stockpile of ivory, a haul estimated to be worth around $600 million. the old tusks have been acquired through culling, natural deaths, and mostly through seizure of the proceeds of poaching. the eu ambassadors were taken on a tour of the vaults in harare, and told by the head of the